By Eve Wilson
As we approach the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and build a foundation for continued growth and success in 2024. Even the smallest achievements deserve recognition, as they contribute to our personal and spiritual development. The period between the Winter Solstice—the longest night of the year on December 21st—and New Year’s Eve is a wonderful time to create a ritual of inner reflection to acknowledge these accomplishments.
It’s essential to focus on all areas of success. When we look back, we often dwell on what went wrong and overlook the valuable gifts we’ve earned along the way. Yet uncovering and celebrating successes, even in challenging circumstances, can be both rewarding and transformative.
Even situations that didn’t go as planned hold treasures to be harvested—like wisdom and strength gained. Recognizing these benefits can heal old wounds and help us build a brighter future. Acknowledging incidental accomplishments also shifts negative judgments into positive attitudes, supporting our ongoing growth in the new year.
Remember, the most successful people often fail multiple times before achieving greatness. It’s hard to see this truth when you feel defeated, but a yearly review can illuminate your victories and infuse darker memories with light and strength. By releasing self-judgment, you’ll cultivate courage, confidence, and hope, transforming what you’ve gained into stepping stones for future success. If something hasn’t worked out yet, it simply means the timing wasn’t right.
Your ritual for reflection can be as simple or elaborate as you like. Light a candle, build a fire indoors or outdoors, work alone or with others, meditate silently, or include music, chanting, or drumming.
Start by writing down your successes in two columns. Use one column for obvious achievements and the other for situations where you feel regret or judgment about the outcome. Search your memories for the wisdom learned, strengths gained, and other hidden accomplishments in both columns.
During your meditation, embrace the events of the year with unconditional love. Celebrate every success, big or small. Release judgments and fears, freeing yourself to build the new year on a foundation of growth and understanding. By doing so, you’ll turn both successes and perceived failures into fertile ground for continued healing, growth, ascension, and success.
If you’ve been following world events and politics, you might also hold judgments or fears about those. A similar meditation can help you harvest the progress made globally in 2024. World events and policies are catalysts for human growth. Take note of your judgments and work to release them. Invite your Higher Self and Higher Power to reveal the value in every situation. Unconditional love is crucial to help world events fulfill their purpose and transform more quickly into something better.
Unconditional love is the true light within us. It heals, empowers, and guides us toward our greater purpose, illuminating the darkness of the season, our lives, and global events. To assist with your reflection, I’ve created tools for centering in unconditional love that can support you in living as your ascended self. Visit www.spiritualhealers.com to explore resources on my website store and my Weekly Word Blog. Additionally, my “3 Most Important Things” videos in the video gallery can empower your clearest, most loving self—#3 ties all the pieces together, while #1 and #2 provide deeper insights.
Your year-end review will be most effective when approached from a place of unconditional love.
